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Roman urbanism was harmful to public health, new study confirms
Archaeologists have sought to understand life in Britain before and during Roman rule, and they have discovered large differences in health between rural and urban communities...
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Archaeologists have sought to understand life in Britain before and during Roman rule, and they have discovered large differences in health between rural and urban communities...
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December 19, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Roman urbanism was harmful to public health, new study confirms
Archaeologists have sought to understand life in Britain before and during Roman rule, and they have discovered large differences in health between rural and urban communities...
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Archaeologists have sought to understand life in Britain before and during Roman rule, and they have discovered large differences in health between rural and urban communities...
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New study shows ear piercing was a key childhood rite in ancient Maya society
A recent study offers a fresh perspective on what appears to have been an early rite of passage in ancient Maya childhood: the piercing and...
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A recent study offers a fresh perspective on what appears to have been an early rite of passage in ancient Maya childhood: the piercing and...
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December 18, 2025 at 7:50 PM
New study shows ear piercing was a key childhood rite in ancient Maya society
A recent study offers a fresh perspective on what appears to have been an early rite of passage in ancient Maya childhood: the piercing and...
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#archaeology #mayaculture
A recent study offers a fresh perspective on what appears to have been an early rite of passage in ancient Maya childhood: the piercing and...
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#archaeology #mayaculture
Early humans mastered fire-making 400,000 years ago, new study reveals
A new study from a well-known Paleolithic site in eastern England has revealed that early humans mastered fire-making long before was previously thought..
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A new study from a well-known Paleolithic site in eastern England has revealed that early humans mastered fire-making long before was previously thought..
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December 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Early humans mastered fire-making 400,000 years ago, new study reveals
A new study from a well-known Paleolithic site in eastern England has revealed that early humans mastered fire-making long before was previously thought..
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A new study from a well-known Paleolithic site in eastern England has revealed that early humans mastered fire-making long before was previously thought..
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Roman complex discovered near the Limmat River reveals a forgotten administrative center in Switzerland
Recent excavations in the area near the Limmat River are fundamentally changing current knowledge of Roman presence in northern Switzerland...
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Recent excavations in the area near the Limmat River are fundamentally changing current knowledge of Roman presence in northern Switzerland...
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December 17, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Roman complex discovered near the Limmat River reveals a forgotten administrative center in Switzerland
Recent excavations in the area near the Limmat River are fundamentally changing current knowledge of Roman presence in northern Switzerland...
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Recent excavations in the area near the Limmat River are fundamentally changing current knowledge of Roman presence in northern Switzerland...
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Roman elites kept imported monkeys as exotic pets to highlight their status, study reveals
Excavations at the ancient Red Sea port of Berenike in Egypt are rewriting scholars’ understanding of exotic pet keeping in the Roman world and...
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Excavations at the ancient Red Sea port of Berenike in Egypt are rewriting scholars’ understanding of exotic pet keeping in the Roman world and...
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December 17, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Roman elites kept imported monkeys as exotic pets to highlight their status, study reveals
Excavations at the ancient Red Sea port of Berenike in Egypt are rewriting scholars’ understanding of exotic pet keeping in the Roman world and...
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Excavations at the ancient Red Sea port of Berenike in Egypt are rewriting scholars’ understanding of exotic pet keeping in the Roman world and...
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First evidence of lost-wax silver casting in Bronze Age Western Europe uncovered at El Argar, Spain
A recently conducted study has pushed back the origins of a sophisticated form of metalworking in Western Europe...
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A recently conducted study has pushed back the origins of a sophisticated form of metalworking in Western Europe...
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#archaeology #ElArgar #bronzeage
December 16, 2025 at 7:16 PM
First evidence of lost-wax silver casting in Bronze Age Western Europe uncovered at El Argar, Spain
A recently conducted study has pushed back the origins of a sophisticated form of metalworking in Western Europe...
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#archaeology #ElArgar #bronzeage
A recently conducted study has pushed back the origins of a sophisticated form of metalworking in Western Europe...
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#archaeology #ElArgar #bronzeage
Longest and most intact section of Hasmonean city wall uncovered in Jerusalem
Archaeologists in Jerusalem completed the exposure of a remarkably well-preserved segment of a city wall dating to the 2nd century BCE, in the Hasmonean-Maccabean period...
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Archaeologists in Jerusalem completed the exposure of a remarkably well-preserved segment of a city wall dating to the 2nd century BCE, in the Hasmonean-Maccabean period...
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December 16, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Longest and most intact section of Hasmonean city wall uncovered in Jerusalem
Archaeologists in Jerusalem completed the exposure of a remarkably well-preserved segment of a city wall dating to the 2nd century BCE, in the Hasmonean-Maccabean period...
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Archaeologists in Jerusalem completed the exposure of a remarkably well-preserved segment of a city wall dating to the 2nd century BCE, in the Hasmonean-Maccabean period...
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First known Andean trophy head with a cleft lip from southern Peru
A newly analyzed Andean trophy head from southern Peru is providing new insight into how ancient societies viewed individuals with congenital conditions...
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A newly analyzed Andean trophy head from southern Peru is providing new insight into how ancient societies viewed individuals with congenital conditions...
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December 15, 2025 at 7:16 PM
First known Andean trophy head with a cleft lip from southern Peru
A newly analyzed Andean trophy head from southern Peru is providing new insight into how ancient societies viewed individuals with congenital conditions...
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A newly analyzed Andean trophy head from southern Peru is providing new insight into how ancient societies viewed individuals with congenital conditions...
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Ancient Egyptian pleasure boat unearthed in Alexandria’s sunken harbor
Archaeologists excavating the submerged harbor of ancient Alexandria have found remains of a rare and luxurious type of vessel described in classical sources but never before recovered...
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Archaeologists excavating the submerged harbor of ancient Alexandria have found remains of a rare and luxurious type of vessel described in classical sources but never before recovered...
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December 15, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Ancient Egyptian pleasure boat unearthed in Alexandria’s sunken harbor
Archaeologists excavating the submerged harbor of ancient Alexandria have found remains of a rare and luxurious type of vessel described in classical sources but never before recovered...
archaeologymag.com/2025/12/egyp...
Archaeologists excavating the submerged harbor of ancient Alexandria have found remains of a rare and luxurious type of vessel described in classical sources but never before recovered...
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Drought may have driven the extinction of Homo floresiensis, the “Hobbit”
According to a new study, a long-term decline in rainfall in the Indonesian island of Flores may have played a central role in the disappearance of Homo floresiensis...
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According to a new study, a long-term decline in rainfall in the Indonesian island of Flores may have played a central role in the disappearance of Homo floresiensis...
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December 14, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Drought may have driven the extinction of Homo floresiensis, the “Hobbit”
According to a new study, a long-term decline in rainfall in the Indonesian island of Flores may have played a central role in the disappearance of Homo floresiensis...
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According to a new study, a long-term decline in rainfall in the Indonesian island of Flores may have played a central role in the disappearance of Homo floresiensis...
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Digital archaeology reveals lost towers of Pompeii rising above elite Roman villas
Archaeologists working at Pompeii are using new digital tools to reimagine parts of the ancient city that vanished almost two millennia ago...
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Archaeologists working at Pompeii are using new digital tools to reimagine parts of the ancient city that vanished almost two millennia ago...
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#archaeology #pompeii
December 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Digital archaeology reveals lost towers of Pompeii rising above elite Roman villas
Archaeologists working at Pompeii are using new digital tools to reimagine parts of the ancient city that vanished almost two millennia ago...
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#archaeology #pompeii
Archaeologists working at Pompeii are using new digital tools to reimagine parts of the ancient city that vanished almost two millennia ago...
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#archaeology #pompeii
Rare Roman Medusa cameo unearthed in Hallstatt, Austria
Archaeologists working in the alpine village of Hallstatt, Austria, have uncovered an extremely rare piece of Roman jewelry: a finely carved cameo depicting Medusa
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#archaeology #Medusa #romanart
Archaeologists working in the alpine village of Hallstatt, Austria, have uncovered an extremely rare piece of Roman jewelry: a finely carved cameo depicting Medusa
More info: archaeologymag.com/2025/12/roma...
#archaeology #Medusa #romanart
December 13, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Rare Roman Medusa cameo unearthed in Hallstatt, Austria
Archaeologists working in the alpine village of Hallstatt, Austria, have uncovered an extremely rare piece of Roman jewelry: a finely carved cameo depicting Medusa
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#archaeology #Medusa #romanart
Archaeologists working in the alpine village of Hallstatt, Austria, have uncovered an extremely rare piece of Roman jewelry: a finely carved cameo depicting Medusa
More info: archaeologymag.com/2025/12/roma...
#archaeology #Medusa #romanart
Ancient genomes show 100,000 years of human isolation and striking genetic differences in southern Africa
A new genetic study indicates that ancient communities in southern Africa lived in long-term isolation, developing a distinct set of genetic traits that...
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A new genetic study indicates that ancient communities in southern Africa lived in long-term isolation, developing a distinct set of genetic traits that...
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December 12, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Ancient genomes show 100,000 years of human isolation and striking genetic differences in southern Africa
A new genetic study indicates that ancient communities in southern Africa lived in long-term isolation, developing a distinct set of genetic traits that...
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A new genetic study indicates that ancient communities in southern Africa lived in long-term isolation, developing a distinct set of genetic traits that...
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Archaic humans were selective hunters, not mass slaughterers, new study reveals...
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December 12, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Archaic humans were selective hunters, not mass slaughterers, new study reveals...
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#archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #neanderthals #homosapiens #HumanEvolution #anthropology #paleolithic
Rare 18th- and 19th-century mass military graves discovered in the Czech Republic
Archaeologists working ahead of the construction of the future D11 motorway in eastern Bohemia have uncovered an exceptional group of military burials...
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Archaeologists working ahead of the construction of the future D11 motorway in eastern Bohemia have uncovered an exceptional group of military burials...
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December 11, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Rare 18th- and 19th-century mass military graves discovered in the Czech Republic
Archaeologists working ahead of the construction of the future D11 motorway in eastern Bohemia have uncovered an exceptional group of military burials...
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Archaeologists working ahead of the construction of the future D11 motorway in eastern Bohemia have uncovered an exceptional group of military burials...
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Ketton mosaic in Rutland reveals rare Aeschylean Trojan War scenes in late Roman Britain
Archaeologists have taken a significant step toward understanding one of the most striking Roman mosaics ever unearthed in Britain...
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Archaeologists have taken a significant step toward understanding one of the most striking Roman mosaics ever unearthed in Britain...
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December 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Ketton mosaic in Rutland reveals rare Aeschylean Trojan War scenes in late Roman Britain
Archaeologists have taken a significant step toward understanding one of the most striking Roman mosaics ever unearthed in Britain...
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Archaeologists have taken a significant step toward understanding one of the most striking Roman mosaics ever unearthed in Britain...
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Oldest mule in western Europe found in an Iron Age Iberian burial site, revealing equid hybridization
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December 10, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Oldest mule in western Europe found in an Iron Age Iberian burial site, revealing equid hybridization
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Archaeologists reveal 7,000 years of continuous human activity at future airport site in Poland
Extensive archaeological work across the Centralny Port Komunikacyjny investment area in central Poland is uncovering a long sequence of human activity...
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Extensive archaeological work across the Centralny Port Komunikacyjny investment area in central Poland is uncovering a long sequence of human activity...
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December 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Archaeologists reveal 7,000 years of continuous human activity at future airport site in Poland
Extensive archaeological work across the Centralny Port Komunikacyjny investment area in central Poland is uncovering a long sequence of human activity...
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Extensive archaeological work across the Centralny Port Komunikacyjny investment area in central Poland is uncovering a long sequence of human activity...
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Early humans ate processed plant foods long before farming, new study shows
A new study argues that our ancestors were skilled at gathering, processing, and eating a wide range of plants long before the first farms appeared...
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A new study argues that our ancestors were skilled at gathering, processing, and eating a wide range of plants long before the first farms appeared...
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December 9, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Early humans ate processed plant foods long before farming, new study shows
A new study argues that our ancestors were skilled at gathering, processing, and eating a wide range of plants long before the first farms appeared...
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A new study argues that our ancestors were skilled at gathering, processing, and eating a wide range of plants long before the first farms appeared...
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We built a database of 290,000 English medieval soldiers – here’s what it reveals
When you picture medieval warfare, you might think of epic battles and famous monarchs. But what about the everyday soldiers who actually filled the ranks?...
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When you picture medieval warfare, you might think of epic battles and famous monarchs. But what about the everyday soldiers who actually filled the ranks?...
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December 9, 2025 at 3:14 PM
We built a database of 290,000 English medieval soldiers – here’s what it reveals
When you picture medieval warfare, you might think of epic battles and famous monarchs. But what about the everyday soldiers who actually filled the ranks?...
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When you picture medieval warfare, you might think of epic battles and famous monarchs. But what about the everyday soldiers who actually filled the ranks?...
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San José galleon artifacts surface after 300 years, shedding light on the 1708 Caribbean shipwreck
For the first time since the San José galleon sank beneath the Caribbean more than three centuries ago, a set of artifacts has been brought to the surface...
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For the first time since the San José galleon sank beneath the Caribbean more than three centuries ago, a set of artifacts has been brought to the surface...
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December 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
San José galleon artifacts surface after 300 years, shedding light on the 1708 Caribbean shipwreck
For the first time since the San José galleon sank beneath the Caribbean more than three centuries ago, a set of artifacts has been brought to the surface...
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For the first time since the San José galleon sank beneath the Caribbean more than three centuries ago, a set of artifacts has been brought to the surface...
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6,000-year-old Neolithic shell trumpets uncovered in Catalonia reveal powerful long-distance sound technology
Researchers studying Neolithic Catalonia have provided new insight into how ancient people used large seashells as powerful sound-making devices...
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Researchers studying Neolithic Catalonia have provided new insight into how ancient people used large seashells as powerful sound-making devices...
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December 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
6,000-year-old Neolithic shell trumpets uncovered in Catalonia reveal powerful long-distance sound technology
Researchers studying Neolithic Catalonia have provided new insight into how ancient people used large seashells as powerful sound-making devices...
archaeologymag.com/2025/12/neol...
Researchers studying Neolithic Catalonia have provided new insight into how ancient people used large seashells as powerful sound-making devices...
archaeologymag.com/2025/12/neol...
Sacrificial complex unearthed in Southern Urals reveals elite nomadic rituals
One of the most extensive sacrificial complexes ever documented in the early nomadic necropolises of the Southern Urals has been found by archaeologists working...
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One of the most extensive sacrificial complexes ever documented in the early nomadic necropolises of the Southern Urals has been found by archaeologists working...
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December 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Sacrificial complex unearthed in Southern Urals reveals elite nomadic rituals
One of the most extensive sacrificial complexes ever documented in the early nomadic necropolises of the Southern Urals has been found by archaeologists working...
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One of the most extensive sacrificial complexes ever documented in the early nomadic necropolises of the Southern Urals has been found by archaeologists working...
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Archaeologists uncover vast Neolithic pit circle surrounding Durrington Walls near Stonehenge
Archaeologists working near Durrington Walls in Wiltshire have now confirmed the presence of a vast Neolithic pit structure encircling the henge...
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Archaeologists working near Durrington Walls in Wiltshire have now confirmed the presence of a vast Neolithic pit structure encircling the henge...
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December 7, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Archaeologists uncover vast Neolithic pit circle surrounding Durrington Walls near Stonehenge
Archaeologists working near Durrington Walls in Wiltshire have now confirmed the presence of a vast Neolithic pit structure encircling the henge...
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Archaeologists working near Durrington Walls in Wiltshire have now confirmed the presence of a vast Neolithic pit structure encircling the henge...
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New genetic study reveals how modern humans first arrived in Australia 60,000 years ago
A sweeping genetic investigation is reshaping what researchers know about the first journeys of modern humans into Australia and its neighboring lands...
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A sweeping genetic investigation is reshaping what researchers know about the first journeys of modern humans into Australia and its neighboring lands...
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December 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
New genetic study reveals how modern humans first arrived in Australia 60,000 years ago
A sweeping genetic investigation is reshaping what researchers know about the first journeys of modern humans into Australia and its neighboring lands...
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A sweeping genetic investigation is reshaping what researchers know about the first journeys of modern humans into Australia and its neighboring lands...
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